"...if you didn't like it, I think Oswald would rather you said so, rather than suffer through something because you think you owe it to him." [His brow has creased a little, and he's looking at Edward with a bit of concern]
"He was...more what he was the first time you met. He was becoming very cold and jaded. He lived alone and spent all of his time at work. He came home to sleep and to change clothes, mostly." [this was, clearly, not a good thing, if elijah's face is any indication] "He was becoming a shadow of the son we knew."
"I think that's underestimating your worth, Edward."[gently] "After all...you didn't have to make him dinner. Or watch a movie with him. Or play chess. Or greet him when he came home."
"You and I...we were used to being alone. Oswald wasn't. Being alone can be very difficult if it's something you're not used to, and it can change you in ways that aren't for the better." [he smiles, then, gently, fond] "...but now he's not. Because you're not only there, but you make an effort to spend time with him. To do things for him. Kind things, that he doesn't ask for."
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...I don't know. If it makes him happy, that's enough.
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And, I mean. He's doing a lot for me, you know, so...
[It just seems fair... to try as well. Anyway, that's why he's working with these stupid crystals in the first place.
Not that anyone needs to know about that right now.]
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[???]
It doesn't really seem like I'm doing much at all...
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I mean, I'm just sort of... around, I guess?
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[It still doesn't seem like much at all. Especially compared to Oswald...]
Just that sort of stuff, really...?
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...I guess. Sure.
[Is it really the same for Oswald...?]
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[At least, from Edward's perspective, it definitely feels like that's how it is. And it still seems as if Oswald is doing a whole lot more.
...Maybe it does help, for Edward to be here. But...]
...
I guess that's... something, then.
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[Oswald is. Very likable.
...To him, anyway. Who cares about anyone else?]
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[He's... not intending to go anywhere, either.]
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